A PALE CELADON JADE 'DRAGON' BELT HOOK 18th century
A PALE CELADON JADE 'DRAGON' BELT HOOK
18th century
Carved in high openwork relief with a sinuous crawling chilong facing the dragon head terminal, the underside with a floral boss, the pale stone with some mottled pale russet inclusions. 11.5cm (4 1/2in) long.
十八世紀 白玉蒼龍教子帶鈎
The Property of an English Family
Provenance: Harry and Isabel Johnston, Liverpool, purchased in London in the early 1900s, and thence by descent. (collection label)
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A PALE CELADON JADE 'DRAGON' BELT HOOK
18th century
Carved in high openwork relief with a sinuous crawling chilong facing the dragon head terminal, the underside with a floral boss, the pale stone with some mottled pale russet inclusions. 11.5cm (4 1/2in) long.
十八世紀 白玉蒼龍教子帶鈎
The Property of an English Family
Provenance: Harry and Isabel Johnston, Liverpool, purchased in London in the early 1900s, and thence by descent. (collection label)
